Cordova vs St. Michaels

A side-by-side comparison of Cordova and St. Michaels: population, income, housing, and more.

Cordova and St. Michaels are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Michaels has the higher population (1,381 vs 427 in Cordova). Cordova has the higher median household income ($94,226 vs $73,831 in St. Michaels). St. Michaels has the higher median home value ($530,200 vs $338,300 in Cordova).

Population, income & housing

	Cordova	St. Michaels
Population	427	1,381
Median age	49.9 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$94,226	$73,831
Median home value	$338,300	$530,200
Median gross rent	—	$946
Housing units	178	851
Homeownership rate	100.0%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	46.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cordova	St. Michaels
Population	612 → 427 (-30.2%)	1,108 → 1,381 (+24.6%)
Median household income	$100,750 → $94,226 (-6.5%)	$61,563 → $73,831 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$234,600 → $338,300 (+44.2%)	$371,900 → $530,200 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$902 → $946 (+4.9%)

Cordova

Population

612427

Median household income

$100,750$94,226

Median home value

$234,600$338,300

St. Michaels

Population

1,1081,381

Median household income

$61,563$73,831

Median home value

$371,900$530,200

Median gross rent

$902$946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cordova	St. Michaels
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	3.0%	13.8%
18 to 24	14.3%	11.6%
25 to 34	20.6%	6.5%
35 to 44	3.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	8.7%
55 to 64	18.7%	9.6%
65 to 74	16.6%	22.2%
75 and over	14.5%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cordova	St. Michaels
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	66.6%
Black or African American	3.3%	21.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cordova	St. Michaels
No high school diploma	7.6%	20.0%
High school graduate	39.4%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	20.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cordova	St. Michaels
Drove alone	96.5%	67.1%
Carpooled	3.5%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	14.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cordova	St. Michaels
1-unit, detached	80.3%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cordova	St. Michaels
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.1%
Average household size	3.36	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	50	20
Median year structure built	1953	1964